Buggy-top support.



PATENTED DEC. 18, 1906.

L. W. LOVING.

BUGGY TOP SUPPORT. APPLICATION TILED nuns, 190B.

' UNITED STATES PATENT @FFICE.

LESLIE l/VAGGENER LOVING, OF PARIS, TENNESSEE.

BUGGY-TOP SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 18, 1906.

Application filed January 8, 1906. Serial No. 295.059.

T0 (LZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LESLIE WAGGENER LOVING, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Paris, in the county of Henry and State ofTennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBuggy-Top Supports; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to buggy-top supports, and has for its object toprovide a device of this class which is simple in its construction, easyto attach, strong, durable, and efficient.

WVith this object in view my invention consists in the novelconstruction for attaching the prop or support to the rubber-iron of thebuggy.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of thetop-prop in position on buggy. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of prop.Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section through rubber-iron and securingparts of prop. Fig. 4 is an elevation of the double yokes; and Fig. 5 isa vertical transverse section through rubber-iron and inner yoke,showing position of yoke when placed on rubber-iron.

Like numerals of reference indicate the same parts throughout theseveral figures, in which 1 indicates the buggy-body; 2, the top; 3, thelower buggy-bow 4, the rubber-iron, and 5 the top prop or support. Thetop prop or support 5 comprises a spring 6, coiled as shown, the freeend 7 of which carries a suitable bow-rest 8.

9 indicates the inner yoke, 10 the outer yoke, and 11 the securing-bolt,said outer yoke 10 being provided with bolt-holes 12, and the inner end13 of the spring 6 being provided with a bolt-hole 14, said boltholes inthe yoke 10 and bolt-hole in the spring 6 registering, as shown in Fig.3.

Having thus described the several parts of my invention, its operationis as follows: The rubber-irons 4 on buggies of different manufactureare of different sizes, and therefore to make a buggy-top propcommercially practical it is essential that they can be attached tobuggies of any manufacture without altering the prop or support. In myconstruction the inner yoke 9 is constructed so as to straddle therubber-iron 4, as shown in Fig. 5, the ends of the yoke being spread, asshown, so as to accommodate the largest rubber-irons. The outer yoke 10is then passed over the inner yoke 9, the spring 6 is placed inposition, and the bolt 11 is passed through the boltholes 12 and 14, andthe top is threaded on the bolt. As shown in Fig. 4, the inner yoke 9 isconsiderably longer than the outer yoke 10, which permits of a widerange of adjustment of the outer yoke 10 and spring 6, as shown indotted lines in Fig. 4, in order to have the bow-rest 8 directly underthe bow 3. When this adjustment has been made, the bolt-top is threadeddown hard, which draws the two yokes 9 and 10 into position shown inFig. 3, causing the inner yoke 9 to tightly engage the rubber-iron anddrawing the spring 6 firmly against the outside of the outer yoke 10 insuch manner that all the parts will be rigidly drawn'together and rattleor movement absolutely prevented. As is obvious, the prop or support canbe readily removed and attached to another buggy, While should anybreakage occur the broken part can be replaced Without wasting the otherparts.

Having thus fully described my invention, I do not wish to be understoodas limiting myself to the exact construction herein set forth, asvarious slight changes may be made therein which would fall within thelimit and sco e of my invention; and I consider myself clearly entitledto all such changes and modifications as would fall within the compassof the following claims.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent ofthe United States, is

1. In a buggy-top prop or support, the combination of a springconstructed to support the buggy-top, an inner yoke arranged to bepassed over the rubber-iron of the buggy, an outer yoke arranged to bepassed over said inner yoke, and means passing through said outer yokeand engaging said spring for securing the parts firmly in position onsaid rubber-iron, substantially as described.

2. In a buggy-top prop or support, the combination of a springconstructed to support the buggy-top, an inner yoke arranged to bepassed over the rubber-iron of the nioveinentthereof areobviated,substantially bugg an outer yoke arranged to be passed asdescribed. IO over said lnner yoke, said inner yoke belng In testlnionywhereof I al'hX my signature longer than said outer yoke to pernntad3ust 1n presence of tWo wltnesses.

5 ment of said outer yoke on said inner yoke, LESLIE WAGGENER LOVING.

Witnesses W'. H. BoMAR, GEO. W. CARTER.

and means for securing the said spring to the said outer yoke tosecurely bind the parts together in such manner that rattling and

